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this place is called "An der Schanz" or "Alte spanische Schanzen" at Orsoy - Land / Kulksgrind Orsoyer Rheinbogen 1945 related:

Another photo of this farm, a US-press-photo by Henry Griffin, at this moment on ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/1945-World-War-II-Smoke-Screen-for-Rhine... and: www.pinterest.de/pin/538672805421206223/

fantastic action shot! Also: can you imagine playing tennis with a gigantic belt buckle digging into your abdomen?

according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Open_Women's_Singles_c... Florence Sutton was the runner-up in the 1911 U.S. Open Women's SIngles competition. And in this article: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9905E6DA1E3EE233A... she won the 1911 National Lawn tennis Chamiponship in the Women's Singles division

Carbonated-- a gigantic belt buckle digging into your abdomen, and an ankle length skirt. Yikes! At least she's not wearing high heels.

Ausumn start

i wonder how these women played tennis with such long skirts. how uncomfortable! i guess it doesn't matter though, because she is such a good tennis player.

All this within weeks of the Armistice.

We have been enjoying the photographs in the museum's flickr photostream. Thanks!

However, we would like to offer a constructive remark.

We are somewhat surprised at the "normal" utilisation of the slang word "boche" in some of the captions (as in this case and also here ). During the war, the german soldiers were called "boches" in an undeniably derogatory manner by the french. We feel that if this term is to be used in captions it should be explained or at least appear in quotation marks. If it is, as it seems to be here, the case of a text written by a french soldier then the whole caption should be in quotation marks.

“It is only the dead who have seen the end of war”

Platão

HAHA!!! we OWNED those germans!



"There was never a good war or a bad peace"

"HAHA!!! we OWNED those germans!"

At what price, though? Remember who they turned to after?

Later generations need to see these images to see what our forefathers suffered in these dehumanised conditions and remember that after the Second World War other bloody European conflicts have been more limited and perhaps we do have our politicians to thank for this?

they almost look alien like ...very good shot..

The Great War (First World War), and the "battle of the trenches", very sad for all parts,particularly for those who were invaded. Tragic historical mistakes that ordinary people must suffer and endure... Like always the Aussies and the Brits are great soldiers at war !!!

My grandfather was in the ANZACS during the first world war. He died a year or two after demob from cancer brought on by mustard gas poisoning. He was 29 or 30 years of age and left a wife and three children (one my mother).

Photo caption from AWM:

"Soldiers of the 45th Battalion wearing gas respirators in a trench at Garter Point, in the Ypres Sector. Identified, foreground working back: 2146 Corporal H Davis; 3696 Private (Pte) Thomas J Barrow; 5330 Pte Arthur Benfell. (Note by Sergeant A Brooksbank, Gas NCO, 10th Australian Infantry Brigade: 'Alert' and 'Alternative Alert' positions of wearing respirator haversack of small bos respirator of modern practical utility).

Taken September 27, 1917, Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Menin Road Area Garter Point"